How to help achild with a phobia of knives.
A three year old I look after on an ad-hoc basis has developed a phobia of knives.
She is fine with the normal knives we eat with, but when I use a sharp knife in the kitchen she stands in the corner and cries, and when I put the knife down she picks up a tea towel and covers it up. Her Mum said it is becoming a real problem at home and has asked for advice about how to help her daughter overcome this. The child has not had a bad experience with a knife that the Mum knows about.
I am not sure how to help, but I told Mum I knew a wonderful forum with lots of people who might have more advice.